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This painting will be included in the forthcoming Jean Helion catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Jean Helion Association.
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La jeune fille et le mort
Details
Jean Hélion (1904-1987)
La jeune fille et le mort
signed and dated 'H 57' (lower centre), signed and dated again 'Hélion/17OctOct/57 21Oct' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 x 39½in. (81.3 x 100.3cm.)
This work comprises of five different sketches of the same subject on one canvas
La jeune fille et le mort
signed and dated 'H 57' (lower centre), signed and dated again 'Hélion/17OctOct/57 21Oct' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 x 39½in. (81.3 x 100.3cm.)
This work comprises of five different sketches of the same subject on one canvas
Provenance
Galerie des Ambassades, Paris
Literature
Helion Monograph, p.223, Edition de Regard, Paris, 1992.
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